Nude beach shouldn't get half the available space

Beach season is nearly upon us, and while we know nothing will be as it was, New Jersey beach lovers are hoping for the best.

We are more than resigned to the fact that sacrifices will be made this summer in order for the beach to be accessible to the most people possible. What's mystifying is the decision the National Park Service has made in determining which beaches will be opened this summer.

According to a Gateway National Recreation Area release, the three beaches that will be open on Memorial Day are "B, Gunnison, and North Beach."

Beach B is an unguarded beach with very limited parking.

North Beach is northernmost and is a good size with a large parking lot.

Gunnison is the "clothing optional" beach, which for all intents and purposes is a nude beach and the park's largest beach.

The question: Why give half of the available beach space to nudists this year? Does 50 percent of our population embrace the nudist lifestyle? I don't think that is anywhere near the actual percentage.

Sandy Hook beachgoers, please know when you are turned away this summer that a minority, who prefer to shed their clothes, will feel none of the pain of Sandy; the rest of us will be making the sacrifice.

Joan Steidl

Middletown

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Nude beach shouldn't get half the available space

Beach season is nearly upon us, and while we know nothing will be as it was, New Jersey beach lovers are hoping for the best.

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